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1. Metal Chopsticks
金屬筷子
Unlike the Chinese and Japanese who use wooden chopsticks, Koreans usually use metal chopsticks. In fact, metal has been the material of choice for chopsticks in Korea since the 6th century AD.
不像中國人和日本人使用木筷子，韓國人常常使用的是金屬筷子。實際上，在公元6世紀在韓國就用金屬制作筷子了。
The reason for using metal over wood is unclear but some theories suggest it was for hygiene reasons, or the scarcity of quality timber making metal cheap. The other unique thing about Korean chopsticks is that they are always accompanied by a metal spoon.
使用金屬筷子而非木筷子的原因尚不清楚，但是一些理論表明是衛生方面的原因。或者是優質木材的奇缺使金屬制筷子更為便宜。另一個韓國筷子的特點是它們總是伴隨著金屬勺。
This is because of the large number of soup-like dishes eaten at a Korean meal. In fact, most Korean meals involve soup and rice primarily (with kimchi on the side of course), with other side dishes being optional. When setting the table, the spoon always goes to the left of the chopsticks.
這是因為韓國餐飲中有大量湯類食物。事實上，大部分韓國食物以湯和米飯為主(泡菜在一邊),另一邊的食物隨意，勺子總是被放在筷子的左邊。
